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Continue reading →: CardVestr Daily Market Intelligence Brief 10.02.2026This week saw advances in the trading card hobby’s infrastructure. Fanatics achieved another legal victory against antitrust claims, while Sotheby’s held a successful auction with a 97% sell-through. However, the market is becoming selective, favoring high-end cards, as grading backlogs from PSA and Beckett continue to pose challenges.
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Continue reading →: CardVestr Daily Market Intelligence Brief 10.01.2026
Fanatics recently won a legal dismissal regarding a consumer class action but faces a more significant threat from Panini’s ongoing antitrust suit. As MLB postseason intensifies, rookie pitcher cards gain market attention. Upcoming product releases in October are poised to further influence trading card dynamics, with grading issues still unsettled.
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Continue reading →: Hobby Flipper Doesn’t Just Show You the Data. It Tells You the Play.Hobby Flipper is a web app tailored for collectors who buy, grade, and sell sports cards. Unlike typical price guides, it offers actionable insights with curated listings of high-ROI cards. Key features include tracking price movements, identifying top sellers, optimal sale timing, portfolio management, and sell alerts, enhancing the flipping…
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Continue reading →: Card Gallery Turns Your TV Into a Private Card Museum, and We Can’t Stop CastingCard Gallery is an innovative iPhone app designed for collectors to showcase their graded cards, transforming them from being stored away into stunning displays. Users can present their collections on TVs via CardCast, input card details effortlessly using cert numbers, and track market values. The app emphasizes enjoyable collection displays,…
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Continue reading →: QuickComps Review: CardVestr Blog PostQuickComps is a Chrome extension designed for Whatnot live auctions, offering real-time market data for cards by scanning slabs and raw cards. It pulls data from reliable sources like Card Ladder and eBay, helping bidders make informed decisions quickly. Its user-friendly interface and confidence ratings enhance the bidding experience, ensuring…
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Continue reading →: Legendecks Review: CardVestr Blog PostLegendecks Wants to Be Your Collection’s Advisor, and It Already Speaks Fluent Hobby The pre-launch app reads a card’s grade from one photo, runs the grade-or-sell math for you, and serves up a morning brief of moves. Best part? It promises never to tell you to sell your PC. Every…
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Continue reading →: CardVestr Daily Market Intelligence Brief 09.30.2026
The grading industry’s ownership is under scrutiny due to ongoing lawsuits against Collectors Holdings, impacting PSA, SGC, and Beckett/BGS. Current trends indicate a split market with rising rookie values and stagnant prices for others. Grading capacity remains challenged, primarily affecting entry-level submissions, as major releases approach.
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Continue reading →: CardVestr Daily Market Intelligence Brief 09.29.2026
The Tape The hobby closed out September on a split screen. Modern basketball just posted its biggest week ever at auction, vintage baseball keeps quietly setting price marks of its own, and platforms are fighting harder than ever to keep sellers from walking. Meanwhile the structural story nobody can ignore:…
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Continue reading →: CardVestr Daily Market Intelligence Brief 09.28.2026
The sports card market is experiencing notable volatility with a record-breaking NBA card sale juxtaposed against an unresolved federal antitrust case impacting grading practices. As MLB’s postseason approaches, it heightens the potential for price fluctuations. Meanwhile, grading developments and market dynamics signal both bullish and jittery sentiments among collectors.
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Continue reading →: CardVestr Daily Market Intelligence Brief 09.27.2026
The sports card market is bifurcating, with high-quality, verified cards commanding strong prices, exemplified by Cooper Flagg’s landmark sale. Meanwhile, the grading industry faces legal challenges over market consolidation. Modern cards see volatile pricing based on player performance, indicating a shift away from hype-driven valuations as collectors prioritize authenticity and…
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